Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Welcome to the final linky for the 2014 Summertime Photography Scavenger Hunt! And welcome to Half Moon Bay, my home town. Today, I'm going to show all my finds for you, in one place, but you should feel free to create whatever type of post you want . . . feature your favorite post or your most recent or create something new.

A bunch of creepy garden gnomes. . . the creep factor surprised me.

Birds on a wire . . . filtered in instagram. This was harder to photograph than I would have thought.

A group of tired tourists. . . I think all the tourists posts made me giggle.

A rack of post cards . . . most of these looked the same around the globe.

An urban street scene . . . city life at its best.

A rural landscape . . . found while moving Henry back to University of Oregon

So there you have it! My 21 finds for this summer. I really enjoyed hosting the scavenger hunt and loved seeing everyone's finds. Please add a link to one of your posts (either a new one created to celebrate the end of the Hunt or one of your old favorites). Also, if you participated, please leave me a comment telling me how many of the items you found and leaving any feedback you have to help make next year's hunt even better!

As much fun as ever! You're right about the postcards - usually what I love is that the prompts throw up the little differences across the world and I learn lots of new things. But the postcards all looked pretty similar and there was something reassuring in that.

I didn't get three. A horn, a mascot and a parade. I could have photographed the horn on Mr Ms best walking stick. I could have photographed the camp mascot we had when I was a Guide Leader thirty odd years ago I could have gone down into town and photographed the street sign for Mill Parade... but I didn't. I was distracted by Darth Vader and some storm troopers together with Daleks and K9 and a minion. The week before the Games Convention was a little busier than I had thought it would be. Next year I will be prepared and not keep putting things off. Thank you for a fabulous scavenger hunt. We rally enjoyed seeking out the items, well I let Mr M do the finding and I did the photographing - team effort and great great fun. I do hope you will do another next year.

First time, got them all and I loved it! Not keen on No. 1 as didn't want to give away my location so specifically but I followed the prompts precisely and agree there was a good mix of hard (birds!) and easy, as well as items that were interesting to compare across the globe. Did a few trips alone to get stuff but didn't mind as I knew that really I was in good company with all you lot!

Thanks for another fun list Rinda. I found all 21 ... maybe I interpreted some my own way ... but I think that's the best part! The bit that makes it *my* summer!

I can't think of anything you could improve on. Even the tricky ones to find are fun! It wouldn't be a *hunt* if everything was just right there in front of us. If you'd told me finding a juggler was going to be easier than the birds on a wire or the sunrise ... I wouldn't have believed it!

Once again the hunt's made for a great talking point between me+ all the friends/family who know I was playing along - it definitely added an extra element to our days out together!

Wishing you a wonderful 3 new seasons ahead ... before the next one! :-)

Hello Rinda. Thank you SOOOoooo much for organising all the fun John and I have had with lateral thinking!!! It has been great to think through all the items on the list - knowing that we couldn't travel far to find them because of John's health this year. But - we got the lot - all 21 plus the two alternatives - all within fifty miles of our home. (with a bit of fun thought going on!!) Already looking forward to next year - and hoping you will be able to think up yet another great list. Thanks again.Brilliant.Take care. God bless.Margaret (and John!)

This was fun!! I didnt find the parade or the bus, but i did get a birdhouse and a hot air balloon .. my pix are all on FB... bummer on the juggler, i was so pleased my juggler photo came out as good as it did considering the movement and terrible lighting!

It's great to see Clara doing so well in track and i'm sure Henry will have a great year!

I wish I could have participated more this year. I had some ideas of where to get a lot of the pics but it just didn't work out. I did manage to get 9 and I'm hoping I'm a lot better and more mobile next year. Thanks so much for doing this Rinda!

I scrambled to the last minute but think I got it all covered (thanks to the alternatives)! This was a lot of fun as always and like Julie mentioned earlier, I love that it makes my family do things that we might not have done without the hunt or pay more attention to certain things we might have ignored otherwise. Bottom line, it's all good! :D Thank you so much Rinda!

This has been such fun Rinda.Thank you again this year for hosting such a great event.I never found a juggler but did have photos for everything else including one for Alt A and Alt BYour photos are fun to see all in one place.Happy last days of September to you and yours.oxo

Thank you, thank you, thank you. What a fun project this is - thank you so much for organising it. I can't believe I got them all this year (makes up for never finding a unicycle in previous years!)So pleased you are planning another for 2015, it must be tough to come up with things that can be found all over the world at all different seasons, but you've managed it perfectly!

Had such fun again this year! Thank you so much for organising it again. So pleased that you are planning again for 2015 - it is such a lovely tradition and I love to see how everyone interprets the prompts so differently (except this year there seem to be a lot of Harry Potter buses lol!).

Thank you for organising - this was my first one and it was great fun. It was enjoyable that we could make it a family activity whilst on our cruise - it was a good talking point whilst out on trips and all the time I was being asked 'have you found a juggler and birds on a wire yet' The only one I didn't get in the end was a Bakery but was able to substitute with a hot air balloon photo instead. I will definitely be back to play along next year!!

Thank you for doing this again. I had loads of fun with it, and as usual roped in all my family. I did find all the items and managed to post them to facebook - hopefully I'll get a blog post done soon as well.

This was great fun - I finally got all the items - had to use one substitute. I'd love to do this again - even for every season. I know it is a lot of work for you - but I love scavenger hunts. Thanks for all the fun - now I must go and see what everyone else did this summer. It is like having summer vacation together.

I got them all, including both alternates, but it took traveling to Key West FL, Washington D.C., Bloomsburg University, Mystic CT, as well as my own area (and a little help from hubby) to get them all. This year's list was really challenging! Loved playing along. Can't wait for next year!

Thanks SO much for hosting this Rinda - it is great fun on so many levels - interpreting the prompts, seeing the world through other people's photos, connecting with different cultures and getting out and about with my camera! Looking forward to 2015 already!

Sorry my link has taken a long time to appear. My laptop died at the beginning of September and it has taken me four weeks to get a new one without a French key board! Link hopefully now added. Thanks for the fun Diane

Maria "Rinda" Ontiveros

Artist & Blogger

2016 Summertime Scavenger Hunt

The List!

1. A "wild heart" - a naturally occurring heart (like the rock above, but it doesn't have to be a rock)2. A footprint or pawprint3. A skeleton, bone or x-ray4. A book or magazine read during 20165. A porch or deck6. A camper (caravan)7. A family gathering8. A drawing, art project, artistic photograph, scrapbook page, greeting card, or art journal page created by you.9. Someone playing with, in, or around water.10. A bicycle11. Fresh produce12. A window13. The moon14. A buffet of food15. A team logo16. A map showing a trip taken during the time period17. Twins18. A supermarket cart, basket or trolley full of groceries 19. A seasonal cocktail or beverage20. Someone laughing21. A photograph of you with a newspaper or calendar page from the time period covered in the Hunt. Note: you may not use a substitute for this item.Alternatives - if you're having trouble finding any of the above, you may substitute from this list (but you may not substitute for item #21):alternative 1: a lighthousealternative 2: a baby (human or animal)